Complex Ideas For A Competent You
This article will be about management and strategy. I must say this upfront because, for my readers who aren't planning to get a chief of staff or become one, the book title Chief of Staff: The Strategic Partner Who Will Revolutionize Your Organization wouldn't seem to be of much interest. But if you have been… Continue reading Introducing “Chief Of Staff”: How The Chief Of Staff Role Reflects The Core Shift In Management And Leadership
This deep dive is for those looking for a change—either in their job or career. It's coming out at a strange time—the job market seems overwhelmed by the highly skilled job seekers getting desperate to hear back from recruiters. Many have decades of diverse experience under their belts and the adjective "Senior" in their most… Continue reading “What Color Is Your Parachute?” Deep Dive: How To Choose And Be Chosen For Your Next Job
The Flower Exercise is a powerful, time-tested, job-hunting tool, one of the most effective ever developed.—What Color Is Your Parachute? What Color Is Your Parachute? is an inspirational read with great job search tips and advice. But it is The Flower Exercise that makes this book truly unique and incredibly useful. What Is The Flower… Continue reading “What Color Is Your Parachute?” Deep Dive: The Flower Exercise—Do You Know Who You Are?
In the last section of Hidden Potential, Adam Grant looks at the systems we can create to open doors for people with hidden potential—in other words, for all of us. He starts with the schools, taking inspiration in Finland—the country with one of the best education systems in the world known for creating opportunity for all kids, not just the ones who manage to demonstrate their talents early on. But since this is a business blog, today we will dive deeper into team management and recruiting.
Progress is not only reflected in the peaks you reach — it's also visible in the valleys you cross. Resilience is a form of growth." This article is a deep dive into what Adam Grant in his Hidden Potential calls "structures for motivation" — a "scaffolding" system that will help you to get unstuck and… Continue reading “Hidden Potential” Deep Dive: Are You Ready To Cross The Valley?
Alison Gopnik, one of the leading researchers in developmental psychology, introduced a "lantern consciousness" metaphor to describe how children learn. Babies take in their surroundings all at once, like "a lantern casting light in all directions." As adults, we have "spotlight consciousness" - we focus on the activity at hand and direct our light only… Continue reading Concluding “Time Off”: Be A Lantern
Most of the reviews I read about Time Off: A Practical Guide To Building Your Rest Ethic And Finding Success Without The Stress claimed that this book was about rest ethic. I don't agree with that - at least not entirely. I think Time Off is about rest ethic as much as it is about… Continue reading “Time Off” Deep Dive: How Long Do You Let Your Ideas To Incubate?
It's a summer morning. The rays of the August sun wake you up before anyone else in your house. You open your eyes and remember that today is your day off. You don't have to be anywhere, you don't have to do anything, and you are completely free of any obligation or concern. Today is… Continue reading Introducing “Time Off”: Are You Living Like It’s “Milk O’clock”?
As we conclude our journey into Strategy Safari, the school of strategic thought that encompasses all of those we already saw - the configuration school of strategic management - greets us in all its glory and... simplicity. In this article, we will explore this simplicity further. How it embraces and makes sense of the competing… Continue reading “Strategy Safari” Deep Dive: Finding Your Next Strategic Configuration
Forget about the CEO and his planners sitting out there in the ivory tower (unless, of course, you are a CEO, in which case please leave your ivory tower, it's not the 1960s anymore!). This article explores the subject of power. Power of individuals, groups, and outside forces. How much power do you have? How much power does anyone have? Let's try to find out.
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